CKT-TF1020 Kit System The CKT-TF1020 kit system is a compact 2-way speaker design suitable for stand or floor mounting. This system comprises the TF1020 10 (250mm) bass/midrange driver and CDX1-1445 compression driver fitted with the H1-7050 NoBell horn. It is a versatile and highly portable system that offers good performance when used either stand-alone or with a sub-woofer. The 70x50 horn ensures good dispersion in both the horizontal and vertical planes, making it equally useful when mounted upright or on its side. For dedicated use as a floor monitor the horn can be rotated through 90 degrees. System Bass Driver CKT-TF1020 TF1020 Components Compression Driver CDX1-1445 Horn Crossover H1-7050 CX-TF1020
Measured Data On-Axis Frequency Response (2m measurement normalized to 2.83V/1m)
Input Impedance Horizontal Dispersion: on-axis(red), 30deg(green), 60deg(yellow) (2m measurements normalized to 2.83V/1m)
Vertical Dispersion: on-axis(red), +10deg(green), -10deg(yellow) (1m measurements normalized to 2.83V) Directivity: -6dB beamwidth Frequency/Hz 500 800 1k 2k 5k 8k 10k 15k Beamwidth (deg) 180 120 100 110 60 66 66 70 Specifications: Format: 2-way system Drivers: TF1020, CDX1-1445 (H1-7050) Sensitivity: 97.0dB (2.83V/1m) Input Impedance: 8ohms (nominal), 6.5 ohms (minimum) System Rated Power: 250W (EIA), 1000W (peak) LF Extension: 85Hz (-3dB), 67Hz(-10dB) Crossover Frequency: 2.1kHz Maximum Output Level: 121dB (Continuous), 127dB (peak) LF Unit Power Rating: 150W (AES) Horn Directivity: 70deg H x 50deg V High Pass Filter: 75-85Hz Internal Volume: 28L Port Tuning Frequency: 80Hz Port Dimensions: 2 x (Diameter 75mm x Length 40mm) Port Options: smaller port: 2 x (70Dx30L) / larger port: 2 x (80Dx51L) Overall Dimensions: 560 x 336 x 275mm(H x W x D)
Crossover Network The crossover schematic and component listing is shown below, along with a suggested component layout. The network provides a second order roll off for the bass unit and third order for the compression driver. This results in a fourth order acoustic crossover between the units. L1 can be either an iron (solid) core or air cored inductor. For an iron core the saturation current needs to be at least 6A and/or it should have a power rating of at least 150W. It can be an air core provided that the d.c resistance is less than 0.5 ohms. The capacitors should be polypropylene types for best performance. If the poly-switch is included it should be situated at least 30mm or so away from R1 and L1 to avoid its local ambient temperature being raised by those components if and when they get warm. Inductors should, in general, be positioned with their core axes at right angles and with at least 20mm of physical space between them to avoid magnetic interactions. However, they can be positioned with their axes parallel provided they are at the same height and there is sufficient separation between them. This separation will depend on the inductor size, core type and winding geometry but an axis separation of 125mm should prevent any significant interactions between typical inductors. The crossover components can be mounted onto a 6mm wooden board, hard-wired and secured with hot-melt and then with cable ties fitted through holes drilled through the board. The board can be screwed onto the inner surface of the cabinet, ideally with 6mm spacers to prevent rattling. Cables should be connected in a way that does not stress the component lead-out wires, tag panels or terminal strips can be used to connect the lead-wires to the circuit. The cable conductor cross-sectional areas should be at least 1.5 square mm.
I/P+ L1 LF O/P + Component Listing - CX-TF1020 I/P- C1 C2 LF O/P - R1-10 Ohms / 20W L1-2.5 mh / dcr < 0.3 Ohms (Iron Core) dcr < 0.5 Ohms (Air Core) L2-0.39 mh / dcr< 0.5 Ohms (Air Core) C1-10 uf/ 250V / DF <0.1% C2-3.3 uf / 250V / DF <0.1% C3-2.2 uf / 250V / DF <0.1% C4-15 uf / 250V P1 - Polyswitch (optional) / 1.1A(H) / 2.2A(T) P1 R1 C3 C4 HF O/P + L2 HF O/P - Crossover Schematic: CX-TF1020 I/P-/LF-/HF- C2 L1 HF+ C4 L2 C1 P1 C3 LF+ R1 I/P+ Suggested crossover component layout (Iron core L1)
Cabinet Design V -backed 30 BOTTOM VIEW A 306 93 150 B C 150 C' 4 HOLES AS SHOWN 8 HOLES EQUALLY SPACED ON 245 PCD D PORT HOLE CENTRES D' 324,5 BACK VIEW SECTION B-B' A' FRONT VIEW B' SECTION A-A' CKT TF1020 'V'-BACK CABINET 15mm BIRCH PLY ALL DIMS IN mm 194 108 40 115 40 O 155 530 O 229 217 67 157 68 40 SECTION C-C' SECTION D-D' Construction Notes: All joints should be glued and screwed. T-Nuts and fixing bolts are recommended as a means of fixing the units. Ensure that there are no air leaks in the cabinet apart from the ports foam gasket strip to be used in the mounting of drivers, stand attachment (top-hat) and terminal panel. Internal cables should be carefully positioned to avoid any rattling. 18mm MDF can be used instead of 15mm Birch plywood provided the internal volume is maintained.
Cabinet Design Square box BOTTOM VIEW A B 306 93 150 180 C 150 40 O 155 115 C' 4 HOLES AS SHOWN 8 HOLES EQUALLY SPACED ON 245 PCD 530 D O 229 D' 324,5 PORT HOLE CENTRES BACK VIEW SECTION B-B' 67 A' FRONT VIEW B' SECTION A-A' CKT TF1020 SQUARE CABINET 15mm BIRCH PLY ALL DIMS IN mm 85 40 68 217 40 SECTION C-C' SECTION D-D' Construction Notes: All joints should be glued and screwed. Internally mounted battens can be used as a means of securing the front and back panels. T-Nuts and fixing bolts are recommended as a means of fixing the units. Ensure that there are no air leaks in the cabinet apart from the ports foam gasket strip to be used in the mounting of drivers, stand attachment (top-hat) and terminal panel. Internal cables should be carefully positioned to avoid any rattling.
18mm MDF can be used instead of 15mm Birch plywood provided the internal volume is maintained. Arrangement of acoustic damping material within the cabinet The damping material should be 50mm thick acoustic wadding. Piece A is folded double and looped over the compression driver horn. Piece B is folded double and placed behind the bass unit. Care should be taken that the material is not allowed to touch the cone of the bass unit or obstruct the ports. A=160x800mm, B=160x800mm A B Methods for determining the balance point of the cabinet Before deciding on the exact position of the top hat stand attachment, it is first necessary to determine the balance point of the cabinet. Below are two methods that can be used for this purpose. It is important that this process is performed on the assembled cabinet. If it is desired that the cabinet should have a controlled forward lean then the top hat should be positioned 30mm towards the rear of the cabinet from the balance point (assuming a 35mm stand pole diameter).
Method 1: In this method the cabinet is balanced on a wooden strip of 10x10mm cross-section which runs in the side to side direction. Position markers should be drawn on both sides of the cabinet to ensure the cabinet is always precisely aligned in the forward direction. Carefully move the cabinet forwards and backwards to determine the front-to-back balance point. If the cabinet is asymmetrical along its width then this process should be repeated at 90 degrees to determine the left to right balance point. POSITION MARKERS ON BOTH SIDES OF CABINET CENTRE-LINE MARK SIDE VIEW 10 x10mm WOOD STRIP FIRMLY FIXED TO WOODEN BASE. DETERMINING CABINET BALANCE POINT - METHOD 1 TOP VIEW Method 2: Safety note this method requires two people, one to support the cabinet and the other to mark the balance point. The cabinet is carefully placed on top of an inverted top-hat attachment. Move the cabinet relative to the top-hat until the optimum balance point is found. The position of the top hat on the bottom of the cabinet can then be marked. SAFETY NOTE: SECOND PERSON REQUIRED TO SUPPORT CABINET. TOP HAT ATTACHMENT DETERMINING CABINET BALANCE POINT - METHOD 2